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Permalink: 5/06/2005 10:02:00 PM | << Back Home

Here are some higher, non-camera-phone-moblogged pictures of my new car. (a Volkswagon GTI VR6 '03 -- 200HP V6, 6 speed, 2.8L, 17-inch wheels... -- totally clean.)



Rather than decking the car out with a body-kit, wing, neons, and all of that NFSU underground crap, I decided to keep things low-scale by just putting some blue neons under the dash. Took me like 15 minutes, and cost me $40 (total). They hook-up via the cigarette lighter, so I just got three-way-adapter for the lighter plug so I could hook up both my neons and my radar detector as well.



Speaking of radar detectors... I recommend the RMR-C430 from Rocky Mountain Radar... however since it has a radar scrambler in it, it's illegal in some states. Make sure you're not in California, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Nebraska, or Virginia (and Washington D.C.) while using this thing. Apparently, how it works is it produces a ZERO reading on the cop's radar gun. I'm not sure how it works, but it seems pretty damn good and they have a 1 year ticket-rebate program... if you get a ticket, they'll pay for it! Just remember to slow down if you hear beeps and see lights flashing on your dash. ;)
-- Just a tip. According to the company, Amazon and many others are "unauthorized" retailers of their products. This is because they offer them at rock bottom prices... we're talking almost 50% of what authorized providers charge. I suggest you do NOT put an unauthorized retailer on your "ticket rebate registration" or they might give you problems. Just search around and find some authorized retailers (just check and find ones that *aren't* on RMR's unauthorized list -- goto www . rockymountainradar . com for more info) and just use their phone number instead. Ta-da.
-- Also, if you do buy from an "unauthorized retailer", make sure it's a big name. If you buy from a small company, they could disappear... or worse, send you a fake RMR product! That'd suck!

The "Monsoon" stereo in the car is so good I don't have to swap that out, either. Buying a great car SAVES you money 'cause you don't have to soup-it-up!

Just a note, in some places blue lights can be illegal 'cause they're similar to police cruisers' lights... even though they're not rotating... flashing... etc. I didn't think this was a big deal since my dash lighting is blue and red anyway, but if you do this to your car, I suggest you mount the lights low down so that they're not shining out of the car and attracting attention. Of course, I'm not responsible if you get a ticket or something... even though I really can't see that happening to anybody since the lights are inside your vehicle and hardly visible. So... nice. Enjoy.